I found Flash Gordon's bus

[hyena429]

One of the coolest buses i have ever seen..It's hidden back at a old local train yard..I got tons of pics today of some really old train stuff too, ill post later for any of those who like that stuff.

 

[caspianwendell]

Looks like it's almost a goner

 

[jbojo]

Where is this at? I might want to take a drive to see this.

 

[hyena429]

Looks like it's almost a goner

It is bad..but still restorable i think...only saving grace is our dry climate here..i would take it in a heart beat..If they would sell it

Where is this at? I might want to take a drive to see this.

it is hidden back in the train yards by my old warehouse...i could take ya sometime john if you would like to check it out...we kinda keep it on the downlow..just cause we are interested in a few things there..lol

 

[OLE PONY]

Cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[CZ-75]

That would be really cool to restore

 

[Luke]

Mad Max meets steam punk If a bus can be cool then you found it. Cool indeed

 

[cudak888]

It's a Kenworth W-1.

More surprisingly, the only period photo I can find on the internet is of the same exact bus, North Coast Lines #708:

http://www.thatsobsolete.com/2012/03/19/1937-kenworth-2-level-bus/

Given the equally period flatcars, I did some digging and found that the bus, flatcars, and trailer belong to the Washington State Railroads Historical Society:

www.wsrhs.org/mis.htm

They give the history as: "North Coast Lines, 1935-36, Aluminum, Kenworth Bus, used for hauling rail"

-Kurt

 

[CZ-75]

Bad ***!

 

[73MustangCoupe]

That is very cool! It would be great to see it restored.

 

[mdan575]

Sorry to say but if I got ahold of something like that it would turn into a resto-mod. Turn it into a cool mobile home/camper. Modernize the power plant and a cool paint job. That thing is awesome.

 

[hyena429]

It's a Kenworth W-1.

More surprisingly, the only period photo I can find on the internet is of the same exact bus, North Coast Lines #708:

http://www.thatsobsolete.com/2012/03/19/1937-kenworth-2-level-bus/

Given the equally period flatcars, I did some digging and found that the bus, flatcars, and trailer belong to the Washington State Railroads Historical Society:

www.wsrhs.org/mis.htm

They give the history as: "North Coast Lines, 1935-36, Aluminum, Kenworth Bus, used for hauling rail"

-Kurt

Ya..My cousin told me he thought the Historical Society was keeping some stuff back there...Not all..cause it was mixed with alot of diff stuff from other local companies close....I found so much cool stuff back there..they got it pretty hidden away for the most part..only bad part..vandels do get back there once and a while...hopefully they do something with it..Be cool to see it halling people again.

Thanks for the pics and information!! i did not get a chance to google it yet..lol

 

[Luke]

Sorry to say but if I got ahold of something like that it would turn into a resto-mod. Turn it into a cool mobile home/camper. Modernize the power plant and a cool paint job. That thing is awesome.

That Sir would be awesome.